Country leader: Assoc. Professor Katarina Raslova, PhD,
Assoc. Professor Branislav Vohnout MD, PhD
Contacts: raslova.katarina@gmail.com, bvohnout@yahoo.com
Population: 5 421 340
Estimated number of FH patients: 10 843 (prevalence 1:500)
Number of FH patients in database: 2 603
National center: Slovak Medical University, Bratislava
Other centers: 26 (6 pediatric)
Network: based on MedPed – functional
FH programme: MedPed FH Slovakia based on the MedPed FH approach with national coordinating centre and network of lipid clinics involved in MedPed, molecular genetics is performed – covered by grants
Criteria: Dutch lipid clinic network diagnostic criteria, Simon Broome diagnostic criteria, MedPed US